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Heidenheimer, Texas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Temple census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76501. The Survey maps it on the Temple quadrangle. It stands 515 feet above sea level.

Heidenheimer within Bell County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

53 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Heidenheimer between 2005 and 2020, burning about 407 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Debris and open burning15
Equipment and vehicle use12
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASSFIRE
5 September 2011Smoking50 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASSFIRE HWY 95
28 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceROGERS GRASS FIRE SH 95
7 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
27 July 2009Equipment and vehicle use20 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceOLD HWY 95 & FM 93
19 July 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 436 @ PRIMROSE TRAIL
9 June 2018Debris and open burning10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTREE PASTURE FIRE
19 June 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bell County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Heidenheimer: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Shallow Ford PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Bell County

Storms near this place

6 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Heidenheimer in 6 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2006Thunderstorm WindHeidenheimer4 hurt, $1,000,000At least 20 mobile homes were damaged or destroyed. Several were rolled off their foundations and virtually disintegrated. Numerous barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Four people were injured. Winds were estimated at 80 MPH.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Heidenheimer$550,000A second tornado developed southeast of Temple near Bob White Rd north of FM-3117 tracking mostly over open field. Major roof damage was found near the intersection of these roads (DI 2, DOD 4). Additional but less extensive roof damage was seen to others homes as the tornado tracked southeast near Heidenheimer Rd. The team also found significant damage to several transmission lines along this area with more than a dozen towers flipped on its side. Many trees along the tornado track were also heavily damaged. Another home on Shaw Rd near Stallion Rd lost all its roof material and most of the wood beams constructing the roof. The tornado lifted soon after crossing Shaw Rd. This tornado was rated EF-1 with maximum estimated winds of 110 mph.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindHeidenheimer$50,000Houses were damaged by high winds, and a mobile home was destroyed.
October 2013Flash FloodHeidenheimer$5,000Heavy rain and flash flooding led to the closure of Wedel Cemetery Road. The road was damaged by the flood waters.
April 2023HailHeidenheimer-A public report indicated quarter sized hail in Little River Academy.
June 2002HailHeidenheimer-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bell County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Oscar3.1 miles15
Stringtown3.3 miles14
Academy3.3 miles15
Smith3.6 miles15
Little River-Academy3.7 miles15
Little River3.9 miles15
Seaton5.3 miles14
Temple5.9 miles15

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on HeidenheimerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5698776The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1381987. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.